Page-18 of Current Affairs - July, 2015

Union Government approves Transit Oriented Development policy for Delhi

July 16, 2015

Union Government has approved the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Policy for Delhi. TOD aims to address issues of pollution, congestion and shortage of housing for the poor and middle class. Thus it is a key policy initiative for low-carbon, high-density ..

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Sinhastha Kumbh Mela begins in Trimbakeshwar, Nashik

July 15, 2015

World’s largest religious congregation Sinhastha Kumbh Mela has begun at Trimbakeshwar, Nashik district of Maharashtra. The traditional religious ceremony began with flag hoisting ceremony and was followed by holy dip in Godavari River at Trimbakeshwar and Nashik by thousands of ..

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CERN’s LHC discovers new class of particles called Pentaquarks

July 15, 2015

Scientists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have discovered a new class of exotic subatomic particles called the Pentaquarks. The discovery was made by the scientist’s after watching the decaying of a subatomic type particle known as the Lambda B ..

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Volcanic eruptions slow down Global Warming: Study

July 15, 2015

As per recently published study in the journal Nature Communications, Volcanic eruptions by injecting particulates into the atmosphere may have slowed down global warming. The study was based upon research of a team of international researchers including Karlsruhe Institute of ..

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Krishnapatnam Port receives Golden Peacock award for environment management

July 15, 2015

Krishnapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh has been awarded Golden Peacock environment management award for its achievements and initiatives in the field of environment. The award was presented during the 17th World Congress on Environment Management to C Sasidhar, Managing Director ..

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Legendary music director MS Viswanathan passes away

July 15, 2015

Doyen music composer Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was 87. The veteran musician had composed music for over a thousand films in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam and was fondly called as the King of Light ..

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CSK, Rajasthan Royals suspended for two years from IPL

July 15, 2015

Two major Indian Premier League teams Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals were suspended from the cricket league for two years. Decision in this regard was taken by a Supreme Court-appointed three-member committee headed by former Chief Justice of ..

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Union Government clears defence proposals worth Rs 30,000 crore

July 15, 2015

Union Government has cleared worth over 30,000 crore rupees for buying four more P81 long-range maritime patrol aircraft for the navy and to replace army’s 60s vintage air defence guns. Decision in this regard by was taken by Defence Acquisition ..

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